Greetings to our graduates and their families on behalf of the AMES department faculty and staff from Durham!
The class of 2020 deserves special commendations for their accomplishments. We greatly admire your tenaciousness, determination and strength in making it to the finishing line in the midst of an unprecedented global crisis. We empathize with you for feeling the brunt of this pandemic during what should be the pinnacle of your time at Duke. You should have faith that you will all emerge as wiser, more mature and more creative for having endured these extra-ordinary circumstances. I believe that the perspectives and critical awareness you have been endowed with as a result will put you at a vantage point that will guide you in your journey of life. Read more.
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